July 31, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

WORST DROP EVER for US economy as GDP crashes 33% due to Covid pandemic lockdowns

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

The Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic triggered the sharpest contraction of the US economy ever in the second quarter this year, causing a historic plunge in consumer and business activity. … Read More >WORST DROP EVER for US economy as GDP crashes 33% due to Covid pandemic lockdowns

USA

US Lawmakers Demand ‘Immediate’ Action From Navy Chief Over Alleged Naval Sex Trafficking Scandal

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

US lawmakers are calling on Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite to explain how the service is responding to allegations that US sailors were involved in the commercial sex trade in Bahrain. … Read More >US Lawmakers Demand ‘Immediate’ Action From Navy Chief Over Alleged Naval Sex Trafficking Scandal

World

COVID-19 Live Updates: Global Death Toll Exceeds 662,000, WHO Says

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

The cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 16.5 million worldwide, with over 656,000 deaths from the disease being recorded since the start of the outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its latest situation report. … Read More >COVID-19 Live Updates: Global Death Toll Exceeds 662,000, WHO Says

USA

Feds won’t leave Portland ‘until there is safety’: Trump rejects Oregon governor’s claim that ‘occupying force’ is leaving city

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

Less than a day after Oregon’s governor claimed federal agents would leave Portland and let local officials handle Black Lives Matter protesters, President Donald Trump said they are going nowhere until things are under control. … Read More >Feds won’t leave Portland ‘until there is safety’: Trump rejects Oregon governor’s claim that ‘occupying force’ is leaving city

USA

Trump can’t & shouldn’t move election date, head of US election commission says after president muses about delay

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

Donald Trump’s suggestion of delaying the upcoming presidential election was given short shrift by the head of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), who said the president has no power to do so. … Read More >Trump can’t & shouldn’t move election date, head of US election commission says after president muses about delay

USA

Trump vows to deploy National Guard to quell Portland’s ‘beehive of terrorists’ if feds fail to stop unrest by ‘tomorrow’

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump said he would send National Guard troops to quell chaotic protests in Portland, condemning activists there as a “beehive of terrorists,” as federal units deployed to the city prepare to withdraw. … Read More >Trump vows to deploy National Guard to quell Portland’s ‘beehive of terrorists’ if feds fail to stop unrest by ‘tomorrow’

Middle East

Unidentified Men in Black Attack Rally Against Netanyahu Minister, Police Brutality in Tel Aviv

Posted on July 31, 2020By Editor

In recent weeks, anti-government demonstrations, which participants claim were peaceful, have been dispersed by the police with the use of water cannons, sparking accusations about the suppression of freedom of assembly and protest. … Read More >Unidentified Men in Black Attack Rally Against Netanyahu Minister, Police Brutality in Tel Aviv

Latin America

US Expands Sanctions Against Iran to Target Nuclear, Military, Ballistic Missile Programs – Pompeo

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

United States sanctions against Tehran were reimposed after President Donald Trump in 2018 announced a unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal. … Read More >US Expands Sanctions Against Iran to Target Nuclear, Military, Ballistic Missile Programs – Pompeo

Latin America

Russia Urges US to Ditch Unilateral Venezuela Sanctions Blocking Caracas’ Economic Activities

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

Moscow is calling on the United States to immediately scrap its unilateral sanctions targeting Venezuela’s economic activities abroad. … Read More >Russia Urges US to Ditch Unilateral Venezuela Sanctions Blocking Caracas’ Economic Activities

‘Prefer to use my own judgement’: Poll shows minimal support for Labour Party’s call to ‘urgently review’ RT’s media license

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020By Editor

A letter from Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary Jo Stevens to communications regulator Ofcom demands that RT’s media license be reviewed, but a poll shows the party itself doesn’t want censorship, but to make their own decisions. … Read More >‘Prefer to use my own judgement’: Poll shows minimal support for Labour Party’s call to ‘urgently review’ RT’s media license

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